Patents by Inventor Tony R. Vido
Tony R. Vido has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8690994Abstract: In at least certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to contactors, modules, components, systems, and/or methods of manufacture, and/or methods of use including degassing liquids. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, the contactor or module is integrally potted, has planar, disc shaped end caps, and a cylindrical housing or shell receiving and supporting a membrane structure. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, each of the planar disc shaped end caps has a central opening therein adapted to receive a liquid end port or nozzle, another opening therein adapted to receive a gas end port or threaded pipe, and is held in place in the housing or shell by at least one retaining element such as a retaining or locking ring. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, the integrally potted membrane structure is potted in place in the housing or shell by an inverted potting process involving the use of a removable plunger or plug to recess the potting.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Celgard LLCInventors: Gareth P. Taylor, Elmer Wayne Bouldin, Jr., Timothy D. Price, Tony R. Vido
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Publication number: 20130247760Abstract: In at least certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to contactors, modules, components, systems, and/or methods of manufacture, and/or methods of use including degassing liquids. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, the contactor or module is integrally potted, has planar, disc shaped end caps, and a cylindrical housing or shell receiving and supporting a membrane structure. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, each of the planar disc shaped end caps has a central opening therein adapted to receive a liquid end port or nozzle, another opening therein adapted to receive a gas end port or threaded pipe, and is held in place in the housing or shell by at least one retaining element such as a retaining or locking ring. In at least particular possibly preferred embodiments, the integrally potted membrane structure is potted in place in the housing or shell by an inverted potting process involving the use of a removable plunger or plug to recess the potting.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: Gareth P. Taylor, Elmer Wayne Bouldin, JR., Timothy D. Price, Tony R. Vido
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Patent number: 8449659Abstract: The present invention is directed to contactors, modules, components, systems, and/or methods of manufacture, and/or methods of use including degassing liquids. The contactor or module is integrally potted, has planar, disc shaped end caps, and a cylindrical housing or shell receiving and supporting a membrane structure. Each of the planar disc shaped end caps has a central opening therein adapted to receive a liquid end port or nozzle and is held in place in the housing or shell by at least one retaining element. The integrally potted membrane structure is preferably potted in place in the housing or shell by an inverted potting process involving the use of a removable plunger or plug to recess the potting.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Celgard LLCInventors: Gareth P. Taylor, Elmer Wayne Bouldin, Jr., Timothy D. Price, Tony R. Vido
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Publication number: 20120247337Abstract: The present invention is directed to contactors, modules, components, systems, and/or methods of manufacture, and/or methods of use including degassing liquids. The contactor or module is integrally potted, has planar, disc shaped end caps, and a cylindrical housing or shell receiving and supporting a membrane structure. Each of the planar disc shaped end caps has a central opening therein adapted to receive a liquid end port or nozzle and is held in place in the housing or shell by at least one retaining element. The integrally potted membrane structure is preferably potted in place in the housing or shell by an inverted potting process involving the use of a removable plunger or plug to recess the potting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Gareth P. Taylor, Elmer Wayne Bouldin, JR., Timothy D. Price, Tony R. Vido
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Patent number: 7803274Abstract: A contained liquid membrane contactor includes a perforated center tube, first and second membrane mats each with a first and a second end both being open, four tube sheets affixing the membrane mats to the center tube, a shell sealed to the tube sheets, and two end caps. The first end of the first mat extends a first distance beyond the second end of the second mat. The first end of the first mat is open at the first tube sheet while the first end of the second mat is open at the second tube sheet. The second end of the first mat is between the second and fourth tube sheets and the second end of the second mat is between the first and third tube sheets.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Celgard LLCInventors: Gareth Peter Taylor, Amitava Sengupta, Timothy D. Price, Linus I. Holstein, Tony R. Vido
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Patent number: 7628916Abstract: A hollow fiber cartridge includes a stack of hollow fiber mats. The stack has a major axis and two end faces. Each mat is substantially perpendicular to the axis. An end cap is united to each end face.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Celgard LLCInventors: Gareth P. Taylor, Robert H. Carroll, Tony R. Vido, Timothy D. Price
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Publication number: 20090272684Abstract: A contained liquid membrane contactor includes a perforated center tube, first and second membrane mats each with a first and a second end both being open, four tube sheets affixing the membrane mats to the center tube, a shell sealed to the tube sheets, and two end caps. The first end of the first mat extends a first distance beyond the second end of the second mat. The first end of the first mat is open at the first tube sheet while the first end of the second mat is open at the second tube sheet. The second end of the first mat is between the second and fourth tube sheets and the second end of the second mat is between the first and third tube sheets. The shell has a first port between the first and third tube sheets communicating with the second end of the second mat and a second port between the second and fourth tube sheets communicating with the second end of the first mat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Inventors: Gareth Peter Taylor, Amitava Sengupta, Timothy D. Price, Linus I. Holstein, Tony R. Vido
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Patent number: 7264725Abstract: The instant invention is a hollow fiber membrane contactor, and method of making same. The hollow fiber membrane contactor includes (1) a shell, said shell having a internal bonding surface, an interlocking geometry ring being provided on said internal bonding surface; (2) a unitized structure; (3) a potting material joining said unitized structure to said shell at said interlocking geometry ring thereby forming an interlocking seal therebetween; and (4) end caps, said end caps being adjoined to lateral ends of said shell. The method of making a hollow fiber membrane contactor includes (1) providing a shell, said shell having a internal bonding surface; (2) providing an interlocking geometry ring on said internal bonding surface; (3) forming a unitized structure; (4) placing the unitized structure into said shell (5) potting said unitized structure to said shell at said interlocking geometry ring thereby forming an interlocking seal therebetween; and (6) adjoining end caps to lateral ends of said shell.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Celgard Inc.Inventors: Tony R. Vido, William K. Jackson
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Publication number: 20020168491Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a hollow fiber membrane contractor comprising the steps of: winding a hollow fiber fabric around a center tube, potting the fabric and the tube together, forming thereby a unitized structure, placing the structure into a shell, potting the structure and the shell together, and forming thereby a cartridge. The invention, also, includes a hollow fiber membrane contactor comprising a unitized structure. The structure includes a center tube, a hollow fiber fabric wound around the tube and a first potting material joining together the fabric and the tube. A second potting material joins together the structure and the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2001Publication date: November 14, 2002Inventors: Charles J. Runkle, Amitava Sengupta, Tony R. Vido
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Patent number: 6207053Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermoplastic, unibody transfer device. This transfer device includes a membrane, and a housing surrounding the membrane. The housing includes a thermoplastic end cap and a thermoplastic shell. The end cap and shell are butt welded together. Additionally, there is a method of manufacturing with the aforementioned device. The method includes forming a bundle of a membrane, inserting the bundle into a shell, butt welding an end cap to the bundle and the shell so that the cap, bundle, and shell are fused together.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1998Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Celgard Inc.Inventors: Robert H. Carroll, Linus I. Holstein, Charles J. Runkle, Richard A. Sodaro, Tony R. Vido, Martin J. Weinstein